USB powered speakers, how do they work?. Every speaker I've ever had connected to the soundcard, well now I got these Logitech Z5's. They are USB powered. So how do I know if the sound is coming from my onboard audio or from my soundcard? I'm clueless on...

4xxx series has an onboard chip that carries up to 7.1 PCM audio (uncompressed). If quality is not a concern, just use that and output Audio/Video over the cards HDMI output. If you want more high end audio, any soundcard with DDL/DTS-C support should do...

i've heard crap onboard audio on various PC's in the past. but again, this all depends on your preference and whether or not you're satisfied with onboard audio. A soundcard is likely to increase frame rates as well as improve sound quality but it will cost...

what I should use for audio settings in games (Headphones, Dolby Surround, 5.1, 7.1 etc) to get the best directional audio. I don't have a soundcard; I'm using Onboard Audio from the P5q Pro (Realtek). I'm not really hardcore about my gaming so I don't plan...

Headphones though HD audio/soundcard jack. Do headphones lose any of their clarity if they are plugged into the HD audio jack that is on the front of the PC (the HD audio jack is connected into the sound card). I was wondering if it would sound better being...

onboard audio vs. soundcard. I am going to build a computer and am new to this. I just want to know if I need to spend the money for a sound card. I am going to get an Abit IC7 motherboard that has 6 channel audio and a Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speaker system for...

my LynxOne soundcard and my electric guitar (as > well as the keyboard) ? Or would you advise getting a preamp? Are there any > models which you can recommend? I think the ideal way to interface an electric guitar with a soundcard is by way of a mic'ed...

just which onboard audio does it have. If you don't like the onboard sound you can still use it while you save for an audio card, but if you lose more important features just for getting better onboard audio it can hurt you in future upgrades to your system....

There is no NVIDIA control panel option for redirecting sound 2) There is no BIOS option to redirect the onboard audio to the video card 3) I already have "SPDIF Interface" (SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio) selected as the default playback device under...

you'll be happy with onboard audio. In fact many HD onboard specs exceed that of some of the add-in sound cards. While it is true it does use some CPU power, in reality it is such a minimal amount any system that has HD onboard audio will not be affected by...